We are pleased to announce the

We invite worldwide artists, goldsmiths, silversmiths, designers and young professionals to present projects that illustrate the work in which they are currently involved.
PY is not suitable for students or recently graduated.
Candidates must not be more than 35 years old in 2022.

Entries are free of charge apart from the costs for the shipment and related insurance of the items to and from Florence for the selected artists. Insurance during the exhibition(s) are at the charge of the organizer.

Items submitted for the competition can be handcrafted, or produced by machinery, in 3D technology, etcetera. It is not the manufacturing process what determines the quality of the objects. Furthermore, the objects can be made in any material.

1. Preziosa prize.
   The works of the selected participants are presented in Florence, in conjunction with FLORENCE JEWELLERY WEEK, which will take place in spring 2024. And a full colour catalogue will be published.

2. LAO special prize.
   One of the selected artists is invited to Florence for a period of one to three months as Artist in residence.

3. Inhorgenta prize.
   One of the selected artists is awarded with a free space for the participation as exhibitor to the following edition of the fair.

November 15th, 2023

The jury will make the first selection based on the images and texts submitted by the applicants. The creative process, the motives and objectives of the candidate should then be illustrated as best as possible, either with high-quality images and through their statements. If the jury deems it necessary the candidates will be invited to submit their items for final evaluation. PRIVACY of the selection process. Participants are identified by an automatically generated numerical code upon registration. In order to guarantee total anonymity the jury only has access to the data necessary for selection (images, explanatory texts, artist’s statement), but not to the name and personal data of the candidates.

To preserve the privacy process candidates should NOT include their name or other references to their own person in the presentation texts (statement, description of work, captions, web address, social address, etc.). Candidates who do not respect this rule will be disqualified from the competition.

Candidates must not be more than 35 years old in 2022.

The PREZIOSA YOUNG exhibition will take place in Florence in conjunction with the international exhibition/conference Florence Jewellery Week 2024. The organizers could also plan other exhibitions along the year. By entering the competition candidates automatically accept the obligation – if selected – to deliver their works to all the scheduled events. The winners of the competition must send a congruous number of objects for the scheduled exhibitions, according to the indications by the organizers.
These pieces must be the same or similar to those submitted for the selection.

The shipping costs of the pieces (for the selection and for the exhibition), from the origin to Firenze and back home must be paid by the submitters. It is up to the artists to decide whether to insure and/or send their pieces by registered mail. Shipment costs from Firenze to/by other exhibition locations are borne by the organization.